French finance minister Michel Sapin said his country's economy was still on track to reach the government's forecast of 1% growth for the year.
He highlighted strong exports, which grew 1.7% in the quarter, having grown 1.3% in the previous quarter.
Growth in consumption by households slowed sharply from 0.9% to 0.1%, while production of goods and services contracted slightly.
Exports also grew strongly in Germany, helped by the weaker euro.
Finland's economy recorded a second quarter of contraction, down 0.4% having recorded negative growth of 0.1% in the first quarter.
On Thursday, preliminary figures from Greece suggested its economy grew a considerably better-than-expected 0.8% in the second quarter, while the first quarter's figure was revised from a 0.2% contraction to zero growth.